John 11:25-27 – Grace Evangelical Society

Current Issues in Salvation, Part 1: Assurance As Degrees of Confidence, Not Certainty

August 23, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 11:25-27, what is assurance of salvation

Introduction The Evangelical world today is quite diverse on many issues, including the doctrine of salvation. There is much confusion about what a person must do to be saved. Pastors and theologians are not always theological safe spaces. Though well intentioned, they mislead many on a number of fundamental truths. There are many such issues.

Is Salvation Merely the Result of Believing in Jesus?

January 7, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Timothy 1:16, assurance and salvation, John 11:25-27, John 4:10, John 6:47

C. C. sent me this captivating question: Hello there; thank you for all the work you do! I was reading the first article of the 2013 spring issue of JOTGES.i I am writing to see if you would answer in greater depth this objection. [You cite another writer who said that] “Niemelä says that eternal

Safe Forever Versus Safe for Now

November 12, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal security in evangelism, John 11:25-27, John 3:16

Several years before he departed this life in 2008, Zane Hodges shared with me in a letter this statement he had come up with: “There is a vast, chasm-wide difference between saying these two things: (1) You are safe for now. (2) You are safe forever.” He added that the second message “is the gospel

Is the Promise of Everlasting Life Optional in Evangelism?

September 27, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal security and evangelism, John 11:25-27

About a decade ago, I was talking with a pastor who identified as a Free Grace proponent. He told me that a person need not believe in Jesus for everlasting life or anything at all. All one had to believe is that Jesus was sent from God. Three years ago, I read an article in

Why Being Pretty Sure Is Not Good Enough

March 22, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance is certainty, Being pretty sure is not good enough, John 11:25-27

Last night Sharon and I were watching a Dallas Mavericks game and a commercial caught my attention. It was a Rocket Mortgage commercial with comedian Tracy Morgan and tough guy actor Dave Bautista. A family—dad, mom, and two daughters—is looking for a house. The husband says, “I’m pretty sure we can afford this house.” Morgan

I Did Not Realize How Prevalent Assurance by Works Is

January 14, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, assurance and works, John 11:25-27

I have mentioned before that our 2006 annual conference ended up being controversial. There were two messages on assurance of everlasting life that were met with a divided response. I thought those messages would be well received but about half of the people agreed, while the other half thought that the messages by Zane Hodges

Believing That Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31)

July 13, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance and OCD, Assurance of Salvation, John 11:25-27, John 20:31

A fan of the GES blogs and daily radio program writes: Thank you so much for the work you do, for the GES website, the blog, and the radio program. It has meant a great deal to me. I’m hoping you can help put my mind at ease as I have really been struggling with

Dealing with Faltering Assurance

April 7, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 11:25-27, John 3:16, Salvation and confessing Christ

I received via email this excellent question about assurance: I so appreciate your ministry and your desire to clearly present the gospel, and I’m hoping you can share some thoughts on something that has started to trouble me. I have believed in Jesus to save me, but lately, my assurance has been faltering. And yes,

He Who Believes That Jesus Is the Christ Is Born of God (1 John 5:1)

March 25, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:1, believing that Jesus is the Christ, John 11:25-27, the meaning of the Christ

I received a super question from Europe via email: I have got a question for your podcast or for a blog article. How can you know what “Christ” means, without John 11:25-27? And can you recommend a monograph about what “Jesus is the Christ” means? I have got the impression that only a few theologians

The Assurance Debate Goes Back a Long Time

February 3, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:9-13, 2 Corinthians 13:5, assurance and works, John 11:25-27

The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is an association of thousands of Evangelical educators, theologians, and pastors from around the world. To join, you need a Master of Theology degree or better. I joined ETS in 1982 when I received my Th.M. from DTS. My first ETS annual meeting was in San Diego, California, in November